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Analysis revealed the tablets were diazepam with a value of £81 – some of which Mifflin had been prescribed, but others that he had bought illegally.

The cannabis seized would have had a street value of up to £14,781.

Mifflin, whose last conviction was in 2007 for possessing cannabis, told police he had been growing the drug for three months. Police inquiries, including an examination of his mobile phone, did not reveal any evidence that he was dealing.

He went on to plead guilty to producing a controlled drug of Class B, and possessing a Class C drug.